We used to believe that the human brain was pretty much done cooking by about our mid 20s. Now we know that just isn't the case.

Experiences that are intense, prolonged, or repeated will physically change the anatomy and chemistry of the brain. Neuroscientists refer to this process as experience-dependent neuroplasticity. The brain is a learning muscle. And like any other muscle in the body, the more we use different regions of that muscle, the stronger those regions get.

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